30-year-old headteacher allegedly defiles 6-year-old pupil

Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested a primary school headteacher for allegedly defiling a six-year old pupil of the school. 30 year old Shedrach Nwekeagu was...
University of Ibadan

UI takes tougher measures to curtail insecurity on campus

The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has rolled out tougher measures to curtail the scourge of insecurity on the campus. It said that it would now ensure strict implementation of disallowing illegal residents...

YABATECH wins Ford Foundation $100,000 grant for arts museum project

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has been awarded a $100,000 Ford Foundation Project Grant for the development of an Arts Museum project for the College. The project will incorporate advocacy against Sexual Harassment (SH),...

Lagos SUBEB to partner Neighbourhood Safety Agency in fighting cultism in primary schools

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (Lagos SUBEB) on Thursday sought a partnership with the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) in curbing cultism and other social vices in primary schools in the state. Its...

Who is Joseph Tarka after whom Makurdi Agriculture University was renamed?

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill amending the name of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi to Joseph Sarwan Tarka University, Makurdi. His National Assembly aide, Ita Enang disclosed this in a statement...

MAPOLY matriculates 1,500 students in Abeokuta after long inactivity

About 1,500 students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta were on Thursday matriculated following their admissions into various full-time and part-time programmes of the institution. This development appears to have restored normalcy to the...

UI VC meeting with artisan addressed as student sparks records controversy

A controversy has trailed the publicised meeting between an artisan, Babatunde Kareem who the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Idowu Olayinka used as an example of student entrepreneurship. Mr Olayinka, a professor, had on...

Gunmen kidnap NECO staff in Imo

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a member of staff of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Ifeanyi Onyenankeya at Okigwe, Imo State. Mr Onyenankeya hails from Arondizuogu in Okigwe Local Government and works at the NECO office...

JAMB inaugurates committee to attract international students to Nigerian tertiary institutions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a committee on the internationalisation of admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It is to be chaired by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...
Josiah Ajiboye

TRCN to NYSC: Stop posting non-education graduates to schools

The Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Olusegun Ajiboye, said the council has advised the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to stop posting graduates without education degrees to teach in schools. Ajiboye, a...